"... one of the best compositions
of the evening ..."
Michael Bourne - WBGO-FM (on the Cognac Hennessy
Jazz Competition)

"I recently had the pleasure of hearing
the Leslie Pintchik Trio at Toronto's Jazz Expo and found the group's
playing to be the most musically satisfying listening experience heard
there. All the essential elements were in place - well-constructed
originals, great improvising and what really set this group apart
from everything else I heard that weekend was its solid sense of swing!"
Doug Watson - Jazz.FM91, Toronto, Canada

"...Pintchik’s ballads...possess an individual poetry...the pianist digs deep burrowing into introspective caverns, yet never loses herself in rhapsodic musings."
JazzTimes(review of So Glad
To Be Here by Steve Futterman)

"... a fine pianist ... and a writer
of tunes which take all sorts of intriguing harmonic turns."
Hot
House (Spotlight by Paul Blair)

"Pintchik...has formed her own sound
out of the modern mainstream of jazz.... The close interplay by the
musicians, the excellent new material and Leslie Pintchik's impressive
improvising skills make So Glad To Be Here a set well worth
picking up."
L.A. Jazz Scene (review of So Glad To
Be Here by Scott Yanow)

"... a composer with a flair
for the lyrical, well-constructed, engaging melodies, strong efforts
all, with Terse Tune chosen here as a particular favorite...
a fine debut disc."
AllAboutJazz.com (review
of So Glad To Be Here by Dan McClenaghan)

"Pintchik's compositions predominate...
Outstanding is Hopperesque, which evokes and interprets the
work of American painter Edward Hopper... Pintchik's Something
Lost is masterful...Pintchik's Mortal is perhaps the
most original and emotive work on the disc, lyrical and pensive..."
AllAboutJazz.com (review
of So Glad To Be Here by Virginia A. Schaefer)

"... highly energetic,
with strong talent & love of music abundant. This gets a MOST
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED from our ears for jazzheads around th' globe!"Improvijazzation Nation (review
of So Glad To Be Here by Rotcod Zzaj)

"...the empathy between
Pintchik and her two colleagues is obvious."
"...a most absorbing performance by the pianist/composer and
her very capable trio."AllAboutJazz.com (review
of So Glad To Be Here by Michael P. Gladstone)

"... damned if her debut
album isn't a delightful surprise. She has a delicate touch and crafty
sense of rhythm.... I look forward to future works by the pianist...."
The Absolute Sound (review of So Glad To Be Here by Fred Kaplan)

"The vivid
performances are consistently impressive, played with a grace and
skill we rarely hear...They have amazing chemistry together and the
joy in their play is more than matched by their skill and proficiency...So
Glad To Be Here is an SACD you will want to hear over and over
again."FulvueDrive-in.com (review
of So Glad To Be Here by Nicholas Sheffo)